Mr. Laura, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I just want to make one point because I'm a strong believer in science and research, but it's my understanding that Under the Trump administration, the agency has shed 20% of its staff, either wiped out or deeply slashed several programs, including the Office of Research and Development. I'm interested in the same way Ms. Pingree is, is about, quite frankly, you know, thrive on research, biomedical research or any kind of research. (00:13–00:24)
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